Looking like rukus is a prime candidate for the ignore list
I do like how almost .5PPG through career is called average, while making a scene about -13 through ~500 games
What up brotha ?
I respect your opinion !
I will not argue some other stats that you can bring out , Corsi numbers and all other data other than the old way the tried and true way of just the basic stats plus gut feeling plus experience of watching many players for 50+ years and general knowledge of the game and just knowledge and discussions of many other friends and hard core hockey people and expert opinions and all the experience in this forum and other forums and media of all kinds and other players thoughts who have played the game and last but not least good old fashioned “ watching his game over his career and last year and this year !
Again
Good guy , good player, ok soldier
Great skater , pretty good offensive IQ and ok all around player .
But c’mon really look at his entire body of work and even tonight look at his defensive play and overall game and really look into this and think , really think through objective glasses as you would look at him if he played for the Sens , Canadiens or any other team .
Look at his numbers overall and think about all his blunders and bad mistakes and poor decisions , even in tonight’s game ?
Try to think about some great 1 st , 2nd and 3rd D -men around and especially in the recent past that were offensive defensman that weren’t exceptional defensively as well
1st tier Examples :
: straight up great D-Men both offensively and defensively and leaders
Orr ( obvious )
Then
Potvin
Bourque
Salming
Doughty
Harvey
Pronger
On and on
And others I’m sure you can fill in here
2nd tier Examples:
: great offensively but not defensively
Coffey
Park
Savard
Karlsson
Housley
Leetch
On and on
And more you can fill in here
Then some others on a list mix and match type
Many others you can fill in here of top notch D-Men you can think of and others here
PK
Etc
Etc
Y’all can fill this section with a multuide of recent defencemen
Now pull it all together all your numbers and my numbers and facts and again just old fashioned watching him play !!!
Do you really think he matches up to these guys over all points wise Leadership wise Savvy wise physicaly wise intelligent, awerness amazing points hiding some defensive dumb play and more ??
Maybe you might think it ??
But I certainly don’t
I’m saying we could and should really try to upgrade in his spot as when I look at it with all those above filters and facts and experience and more , not even close
He’s a 5-6 defender in his zone and a 3/4 offensive producer in his career
And a 2 offensive “flair “ defensively defensman
Sorry
RuKus calls it like I sees it !
GO F€£¥in Leafs GO